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Traditional vs Kamishibai - What's the difference?

traditional | kamishibai |

As an adjective traditional

is of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the scriptures.

As a noun kamishibai is

a traditional japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen.

traditional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
  • I think her traditional values are antiquated .
  • Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
  • In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
  • Antonyms

    * nontraditional, non-traditional * untraditional

    Derived terms

    * traditionally

    kamishibai

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia kamishibai) (-)
  • A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using picture scrolls, revived in the twentieth century by travelling showmen.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 4, author=The New York Times, title=Spare Times for Children, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Japan Society will honor it with kamishibai , a traditional form of puppet theater. }}